Spring is in the air and Easter is ... well, for some of us Easter is almost here. As for me, Easter will have to wait a bit longer, specifically the first of May. You can read more about my Easter here. But that doesn't mean we can't decorate our homes in preparation for the holiday. Today I'm going to show you an easy nest for my rustic eggs that I've made using things from the house and farm.

Now for the eggs. I am pretty much a traditonalist when it comes to eggs, but this year I felt like red would not be the right color for this particular nest. I bought home these beauties from the farm in all their brown glory and decided I really liked their natural color. So instead of dyeing them, I just added white chalk paint in various shapes and designs - nothing fancy. And I finished them off with a marker.

I really love the contrast of the white against the natural brown of the eggs.

Μ'αρέσει η αντίθεση του λευκού με το φυσικό καφέ των αυγών.
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You can see that the paint on the wreath also adds lots of rustic goodness.

Βλέπετε πως το χρώμα στο στεφάνι προσθέτει μια χωριάτικη πινελιά.
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To be honest I don't think these lovelies will last till Easter so I may be back next month with some more eggs. Let's hope my chicken is working hard.

How fun Mary, Thanks for the Blog Hop, I linked up my Easy Easter Nest! Your nest is lovely, I love the rustic wreath you used for it and the natural tone of the eggs paired with the white designs is right up my alley! It looks lovely and very natural and rustic! How nice to have fresh eggs from your own hen!

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Mary

3/11/2016 04:03:27 pm

Katrin about those eggs, I should have done them the way you mentioned to me later on. Now I can only hope they don't stink up before too long. I boiled them and then painted them. But we must make sacrifices for our blogs.

I really like how the eggs turned out. They look awesome! I really have to get some chalk paint. But...I am wondering if you hard boiled them first? I am just curious. You have a chicken?!!

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Mary

3/12/2016 12:54:43 pm

Thanks Krista. I have one chicken at the farm and she lays her eggs wherever she pleases. A diva! I did hard boil them but I'm not sure if it would be a good idea to eat them. I celebrate Easter May 1st so I'll be making another batch till then. These are for display purposes only..lol

My eggs last year were a complete blue disaster so I don't have a link to be proud of! This year I guess with all this inspiration I'll do a better job!

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Mary

3/12/2016 12:59:38 pm

As long as we don't eat them we can experiment to our hearts content. This is the first year I'm stepping away from the traditional red. I s hould have a label that says "for blogging purposes only" lol

love your eggs - you know I love color but the white/tan look great together, these rustic eggs do not need anything else. I am sure they appreciate the cool nest you made :) thanks for inspiring us today!

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Mary

3/12/2016 01:24:51 pm

Thank you Millie! I just need to put a label out that says "for display purposes only" so no one will eat my chalk paint! lol

Your spring nest turned out lovely! I like the browns and how you add some white to them. I would think since you boiled them they should be ok for a while. I haven't even started on spring, I had been working on St. Patrick"s Day. I sure need to get it together (-;

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Mary

3/12/2016 01:28:49 pm

The funny thing Linda is that my Easter is in May, so I am way too early with all this, but you have to make sacrifices for your art ;) lol I don't have to worry about St Patrick's here in Greece we have the carnival to finish with.

Mary, Your Easter Egg display is wonderful! I love that you used things that you have at home right down to the piece of green velvet! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Snickerdoodle Sunday!
~Laurie

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Mary

3/14/2016 06:24:33 pm

Thank you Laurie. It was a last minute idea but I think the hen approves.

Mary, your nest is so lovely. I really like you kept most of the real color of the egg, and the white paint makes it pop and it's a great combination together.
Don't push your hen too hard, she's done a wonderful job.

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Mary

3/17/2016 04:48:35 pm

That's what I like about it Pili. The combination of the brown with the white. I guess I have to thank Mrs. Hen for her beautiful brown eggs.

Mary, I love the rustic look that you've given these eggs, it looks like a nest you would find in the woods or on a farm, with a decorative twist! It really looks like spring, and I'm waiting on the mama to come sit on the nest!

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Mary

3/20/2016 04:48:23 pm

Nikki all I know is that I have one hen at the farm and now she is going to be a super diva with all of this publiciity! Haha. Hopefuly she'll give me some more eggs to decorate for the real easter which is a month away.

Mary, are the eggs hardboiled? Is that a silly question? I assume they are or they probably would have broke when you were decorating them. Just curious. A very cute idea and I love the white paint on the wreath

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Mary

3/22/2017 09:31:14 am

Yes Debbie they are hardboiled and they lasted quite a while before they started to smell. It was definitely worth it.

I haven't decorated Easter eggs for a quite a few years. I haven't figured out how to die my brown organic eggs. You have solved that problem! Although would you really keep them out that long? It seems like they would go bad before May!

Mary your nest with rustic eggs for Easter decoration is very attractive. We are going to feature your post on the next Blogger's Pit Stop.

Kathleen
Blogger's Pit Stop

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Kathy A

3/8/2018 08:26:21 pm

When my kids were little, we would start long before Easter blowing out the eggs; we ate scrambled eggs for weeks so the blown out shells lasted for years (or until they got broken; I still have a few!). I swear the egg white helped reinforce the shells! Miss those times. Thanx for giving me some great ideas; I have more grapevines in the yard that need to come down; smaller wreathes for nests may be in my future!

Beautiful eggs! I was so drawn to the picture...love all things with that natural look. Perfect for spring, we definitely need some here in Virginia, snow storm today! My husband is Greek (Dad came over to US as a child) and we would love to visit one day!

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Mary

2/20/2019 11:38:56 pm

We also had a snowstorm Tracey and I am so tired of all this cold. When living in Greece it never got this cold and I really longed for the snow but now that I am here and reality has set it, I am done with it! haha! I would highly recommend you visit one day you will not regret it.

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